A few weeks ago, we showed you all how to (relatively) date your modern Dunhill tobaccos. Today we're going to show you a few tricks for dating Orlik-produced blends like Golden Sliced, Erinmore, Escudo, and even some older Dunhill tins. ... Read More

Shelly, Ted's lovely wife, came to the Smokingpipes.com offices with a video camera a couple of weeks ago. There were interviews and explanations, and, ultimately, Shelly created a video that we have all been hoping to see for quite some time: an account of those missing chapters in a pipe's story. ... Read More

This past Sunday marked our annual company picnic. From what I'm led to believe it's usually a fairly large affair, but with this year being our fifteenth year of operation, it was an especially big occasion, with every employee, wife, husband, boyfriend, girlfriend, child, and dog turning up. ... Read More

Shane recently sat down with Jeff Gracik of J.Alan Pipes to discuss a video he released detailing his entire pipe making process from start to finish. Jeff was kind enough to let us publish his video here, along with a short interview sourced from their conversation. ... Read More

I've been a big fan of the Rattray's Virginia blends for years. From Brown Clunee and Old Gowrie, to Marlin Flake and Hal O' the Wynd, there is something for most occasions (as far as strength and flavor go) for the dedicated VA smoker. However, there did seem to be one gap on the lighter side of things ... Read More

Chapuis-Comoy: Given how many generations they've been around, just how many decades-old, never sold, French-made stummels can this pipe-making operation have lying in storage? This has been an important question to us, since it is these very same long-obscure briars that make up the resurrected Ropp brand. ... Read More

In his 1908 apologetical work, Orthodoxy, G.K. Chesterton alludes to an idea that he had long had for a story: an English sailor sets out for an Island in the South Pacific, but through a navigational error lands back in England itself, believing that he had found an undiscovered country. In Chesterton's mind, such an error could be the happiest of accidents ... Read More

Already very popular, the BriarWorks' Signature Series Calabash (designed by Todd Johnson) is nothing short of an innovation in American pipe production. A handmade, all-briar, fully-functional Calabash was the goal, and although they accomplished just that, the BriarWorks team just wasn't satisfied. ... Read More

Once upon a time the warriors, and other elites, of certain societies displayed their prestige by wearing jewelry made of iron. Far more recently in human history, aluminum was once as valuable as silver — which was what led to the pointy end of the Washington Monument being made out of it. ... Read More

I'd never heard of today's mystery tobacco until I stumbled upon it while searching for something else. That may seem a little odd, since (as you'll see, eventually) the maker is far from obscure; in my defense, though, let me just point out that we do have a hell of a lot of tobacco around here. ... Read More

Shelly, Ted's lovely wife, came to the Smokingpipes.com offices with a video camera a couple of weeks ago. There were interviews and explanations, and, ultimately, Shelly created a video that we have all been hoping to see for quite some time: an account of those missing chapters in a pipe's story.
... Read More

Already very popular, the BriarWorks' Signature Series Calabash (designed by Todd Johnson) is nothing short of an innovation in American pipe production. A handmade, all-briar, fully-functional Calabash was the goal, and although they accomplished just that, the BriarWorks team just wasn't satisfied.
... Read More

I've been a big fan of the Rattray's Virginia blends for years. From Brown Clunee and Old Gowrie, to Marlin Flake and Hal O' the Wynd, there is something for most occasions (as far as strength and flavor go) for the dedicated VA smoker. However, there did seem to be one gap on the lighter side of things
... Read More

In his 1908 apologetical work, Orthodoxy, G.K. Chesterton alludes to an idea that he had long had for a story: an English sailor sets out for an Island in the South Pacific, but through a navigational error lands back in England itself, believing that he had found an undiscovered country. In Chesterton's mind, such an error could be the happiest of accidents
... Read More

This past Sunday marked our annual company picnic. From what I'm led to believe it's usually a fairly large affair, but with this year being our fifteenth year of operation, it was an especially big occasion, with every employee, wife, husband, boyfriend, girlfriend, child, and dog turning up.
... Read More

Every year, we get one day, one glorious 24 hour span, specifically dedicated to this thing of ours. Every year, on February 20th, we observe our appreciation for tradition and camaraderie through International Pipe Smoking Day.
... Read More

Shane recently sat down with Jeff Gracik of J.Alan Pipes to discuss a video he released detailing his entire pipe making process from start to finish. Jeff was kind enough to let us publish his video here, along with a short interview sourced from their conversation.
... Read More

Chapuis-Comoy: Given how many generations they've been around, just how many decades-old, never sold, French-made stummels can this pipe-making operation have lying in storage? This has been an important question to us, since it is these very same long-obscure briars that make up the resurrected Ropp brand.
... Read More

With summertime and BBQ season in full swing, many of you might be thinking about smoking some cigars. They're great companions for grilling out and warm summer days. But which should you choose? Well, much like our Top 10 Trending Bulk Tobaccos, we've compiled a list of our current, best-selling stogies.
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While I was working in the humidor this morning, a customer asked me why the Padron 6000 maduro singles were different shades. There were two distinctly different shades of cigars in the open box. I thought it was a great question with an interesting answer worth sharing to our other customers.
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A few weeks ago, we showed you all how to (relatively) date your modern Dunhill tobaccos. Today we're going to show you a few tricks for dating Orlik-produced blends like Golden Sliced, Erinmore, Escudo, and even some older Dunhill tins.
... Read More

We pipe smokers can be a ritualistic lot at the best of times, observing methods of packing and lighting passed down from smoker to smoker in order to elicit the absolute coolest, driest, most pleasurable smoke possible. Luckily most of us draw short of donning robes or ceremonial garb...anymore anyway.

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